Did you ever had an unsuccessful release?
Animals that have recovered in our centre are released if there is somewhere safe to…
What is the furthest you have to travel to release an animal?
Most releases occur in Central or Southern Vietnam and are very long trips. Cat Tien…
Once in the centre and settled, how do you decide where to return the pangolins? Do you release them in surrounding areas as well as designated release sites? Do you ever get African pangolins that have been brought over?
We do not release locally as they are no longer any populations in Cuc Phuong…
What is it you want to learn from your tracking research? Have you had released animals poached form the release site? If so how do you know and what do you do in that situation?
So little is known about the ecology of Asian pangolins. We need to understand more…
Do you have a team who stay on location with the released animals that are away from the park? Or do you visit the site to do status check?
We have stayed on site to the train rangers and then have done follow up…
Are the tracked animals released in one site together so the population is easy to monitor or do you have tracked animals all over the country?
We have been using radio tracker and camera traps which have severe limitations. We are…
Do you track animals when you release?
We’ve tracked 8 animals as a pilot project to determine the effectiveness of radio trackers.…
Have any been recaptured back into the illegal trade?
We do not know. We are currently researching the best methods for tracking pangolins, so…
How many have you released each year?
[This information needs updating, sorry for the inconvenience] In recent years as laws have become…
How many pangolins have you received at the centre? Over what period of time?
[This information needs updating, sorry for the inconvenience] In 2015 we received 145. The number…
How do you decide where to release them? What kind of habitat? Are they released together? In small groups?
We release the pangolins at night in dense forest habitats where wild populations are known…
Do you release pangolins in Cuc Phuong National Park?
No. There are no longer any wild population in Cuc Phuong National Park. We do…
What happens on a Pangolin Release?
Watch these videos on our You Tube Channel: One the Road Pangolin Release 17 February…